Total Operating Fleet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
American | 649 | 647 | 643 | 642 | 674 | 708 | 711 | 818 | 755 | 695 | 708 | 685 | 660 | 648 | 606 | 614 | 615 | 606 | 612 | 627 | 972 | 936 | 947 | 925 | ||
Continental | 300 | 294 | 313 | 338 | 355 | 360 | 357 | 352 | 339 | 343 | 336 | 349 | 353 | 358 | 337 | 325 | 344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Delta | 537 | 533 | 552 | 562 | 581 | 600 | 625 | 597 | 533 | 422 | 427 | 371 | 435 | 431 | 437 | 722 | 710 | 707 | 713 | 748 | 787 | 809 | 838 | 858 | ||
Northwest | 370 | 392 | 399 | 412 | 414 | 420 | 435 | 444 | 429 | 434 | 420 | 373 | 370 | 338 | 303 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
United | 553 | 561 | 569 | 573 | 587 | 601 | 597 | 556 | 551 | 519 | 462 | 460 | 453 | 445 | 382 | 360 | 358 | 697 | 698 | 697 | 708 | 724 | 744 | 655 | ||
US Airways | 379 | 391 | 385 | 370 | 382 | 397 | 307 | 305 | 276 | 289 | 287 | 239 | 262 | 359 | 352 | 343 | 339 | 342 | 344 | 342 | - | - | - | - | ||
America West | 90 | 98 | 101 | 104 | 115 | 129 | 143 | 107 | 141 | 139 | 140 | 136 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
--sub Network | 2,877 | 2,916 | 2,962 | 3,001 | 3,108 | 3,214 | 3,176 | 3,181 | 3,023 | 2,840 | 2,781 | 2,614 | 2,631 | 2,579 | 2,418 | 2,365 | 2,367 | 2,353 | 2,368 | 2,414 | 2,468 | 2,469 | 2,530 | 2,438 | ||
Southwest | 251 | 229 | 249 | 261 | 291 | 325 | 354 | 365 | 380 | 404 | 432 | 462 | 500 | 535 | 541 | 543 | 554 | 621 | 601 | 623 | 673 | 705 | 712 | 722 | ||
jetBlue | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 60 | 77 | 106 | 128 | 175 | 148 | 153 | 165 | 174 | 185 | 196 | 208 | 219 | 234 | 247 | ||
AirTran | 1 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 92 | 114 | 132 | 136 | 133 | 135 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Frontier | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 44 | 49 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 76 | ||
Virgin America | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 62 | 65 | - | ||
-- sub LCC | 257 | 252 | 272 | 316 | 358 | 396 | 444 | 469 | 528 | 583 | 648 | 733 | 823 | 923 | 897 | 903 | 941 | 896 | 886 | 923 | 992 | 1,049 | 1,073 | 1,045 | ||
Alaska | 73 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 158 | 102 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 117 | 120 | 128 | 134 | 129 | 148 | 154 | 210 | ||
Hawaiian | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 56 | ||
Spirit | 8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 103 | 114 | ||
Allegiant | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 91 | ||
-- sub Other | 101 | 107 | 108 | 121 | 131 | 145 | 220 | 153 | 166 | 172 | 178 | 179 | 202 | 210 | 215 | 227 | 239 | 263 | 287 | 307 | 322 | 359 | 396 | 472 | ||
Total All Sectors | 3,235 | 3,274 | 3,342 | 3,439 | 3,598 | 3,755 | 3,839 | 3,804 | 3,717 | 3,595 | 3,606 | 3,525 | 3,655 | 3,712 | 3,530 | 3,495 | 3,546 | 3,511 | 3,541 | 3,644 | 3,782 | 3,877 | 3,998 | 3,954 | ||
Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2. Note: Total Operating Fleet = Aircraft Days Assigned/Days in Year. Represents average fleet count over the course of the entire year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||